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Monday, July 25, 2011

the reading room :: e-newsletter #37

Hi all,

While I am in Melbourne soaking up the...er...rain, I hope Adelaide is keeping itself nice. SALA starts next week, and among the huge number of events going on we have our own SALA opening - To The Surface, photography by Meg Cowell. Hope you can make it - Fri 5th August from 6pm.

We've got just a couple of week to go for our fundraiser - it's crunch time people! If you haven't donated yet, now is the time. Remember if we don't reach our goal we get none of the $$. Visit our pozible page.

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Here's what's coming up at the reading room...__________________

:: Thursday 14th July - Sunday 31st July ::PRETTY/UGLY Exhibition :: Shaylee Leach & Daria Healy-KolianinDaria and Shaylee are two 19 year old emerging artists from regional areas, that have recently moved to Adelaide to start their first year studying Visual art at UniSA. Daria has been a part of White Cube Mildura, Mildura Backlane festival 2011 and Sketchbook project. Shaylee is a 2011 JUMP artist, being mentored by Deborah Paauwe, she has also recently been commissioned to create works for the Rundle Street Lantern by CountryArts SA & SALA moving image project.Facebook Event

:: Monday 25th July :: TONIGHT!!!CHESS NIGHT from 6 - 8pmFortnightly on Mondays, come and play chess at the reading room.facebook event

:: Friday 29th July ::We host resident poet, Kathryn HummelKathryn will be in the reading roomfrom 4pm - 6pm each Friday. She'll be collaborating with visitors and regulars to the reading room, working to create a perforamnce based on what has been created during her residency. Here's an update of her work so far:www.australianpoetry.org

:: Wednesday 3rd August ::Monthly meeting of the Adelaide Feminists Reading Group.This month's discussion: Is it possible for a society to exist without gender? Would our civilisation be radically different without it? That's what we'll be discussing this month as we read Ursula K. LeGuin's 1969 classic 'The Left Hand of Darkness'. As well as being an all-round favourite with sci-fi readers, it's also credited with being the first feminist science fiction novel. Facebook Event

:: Friday 5th August ::To The Surface :: SALA Exhibition by Meg CowellOur SALA show is by the wonderful Meg Cowell - the first artist to exhibit at the reading room 1 year ago!These portraits feature varyingly ambiguous garments and items of fabric. Light catches a tiny constellation of bubbles. Dark water creatures waft to the surface.Facebook event